Beer is Beer?

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Damn just had three of my Sierra Nevada clones and im pretty buzzed i noticed that half of my bottles lids are popped out pretty far ( more carbed) than the other half. I guess my priming sugar didn't get mixed exceptionally well? Anyways the beer is good even if you have to wait for the head to subside.


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[brewbama]

Looks good. Which recipe?


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[drainbamage]

What I usually do is leave the auto-siphon in the bottling bucket as I go and give it a (gentle) stir after every 12-pack or so to keep everything mixed up. Don't stir too hard as you don't want to aerate the beer at that point.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

This is whats been happening when i open one.

And this is the difference I'm talking about. Notice the caps


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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Looks good. Which recipe?


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It was a recipe from 200 clone brews ( a book i got) tasty brew for sure


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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Beer and riding! Go hand and hand. Anyway my beer is good (to me) just concerned on the unequal bottles.


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[BrewWNC]

Just hope for no bottle bombs. They are a b****. Can really ruin your day or sleep. I'd get them all cold if you can by putting them in a rfridge or colder room. Never had one bust there. If you cant get them cold, cover them-just in case.

 

[snccoulter]

I always boiled a little water and the sugar then allow it to swirl as I am siphoning into the bottling bucket. Well I did until I started keg.

 

[brewkinger]

Thoughts:
Those caps look dented inwards which happens with the capper as it pushes inward.
I have never seen a cap bulge outward.

How much priming sugar did you use for what size batch?

Put those beers in the fridge for a week to get that CO2 dissolved into the beer and those mini gushers will likely go away.




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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Thanks i did just that, put em in the fridge. Only half my batch turned out this way. The recipe i used called for 1 1/4 cups of extra light DME boiled in 2 cups of water for a 5 gallon batch.


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[MindenMan]

I have had mixed gushers-non gushers in the same batch as well. I didn't get the priming sugar mixed in well enough.

 

[brewkinger]

The recipe i used called for 1 1/4 cups of extra light DME boiled in 2 cups of water for a 5 gallon batch.
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A much safer and more accurate way to measure is by WEIGHT and not volume.

3/4 oz to 1 oz of DME per gallon of finished beer is a safe bet.



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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Ok


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